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Badinage

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Light, playful banter.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Playful raillery; banter.

v. To engage in badinage or playful banter.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Playful raillery; banter.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Light playful banter or raillery.

n. Synonyms Raillery, banter.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. frivolous banter

Word Usage

"In describing a scene in which sexist badinage is exchanged at an account meeting, McLean correctly points out that “the series is critical of this limited view and is not afraid to spell [its criticism] out.”"

Verb Form

badinages

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

banter raillery backchat give-and-take

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

banter pleasantry

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

persiflage banter jibe quip sally pleasantry facetiousness drollery waggery gibe